2022 Rally Finland
The 2022 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 4 and 7 August 2022. It marked the seventy-first running of the Rally Finland. The event was the eighth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland and was contested over twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 322.61 km (200.46 mi).
| 2022 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2022 | |||
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Round 8 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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Rally Finland has the fastest average speed of any event on the calendar. | |||
| Host country | Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Dates run | 4 – 7 August 2022 | ||
| Start location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Finish location | Ruuhimäki, Toivakka | ||
| Stages | 22 (322.61 km; 200.46 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,104.86 km (686.53 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,427.47 km (886.99 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 45 | ||
| Crews | 43 at start, 34 at finish | ||
| Cancellation | SS5 cancelled due to safety concern. | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 2:24:04.6 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 5:17.1 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 2:33:43.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Lauri Joona Tuukka Shemeikka 2:42:52.5 | ||
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the overall winners, securing their second win of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, claimed their first ever Rally Finland victory. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-2 category after Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula were disqualified due to the front bumper of their Hyundai was found underweight. Lauri Joona and Tuukka Shemeikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category.